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Monday, April 23, 2012
Curly Locks
Bella's been curling her dreadlocks. A spritz of water the night before to dampen them, then they're twisted up in three or four buns and tied in a scarf. In the morning, she lets them down, and: glamour.
Curly locks, curly locks wilt thou be mine? thou shalt not wash dishes nor yet feed the swine but sit on a cushion and sew a fine seam and dine upon strawberries sugar and cream.
Lovely! I have an African daughter (from Ethiopia) and would love to learn about dreads. Do you have any recommendations? Does she have a special hair stylist? How old was she when she first put them in?
love the hair--I'm chuckling at the word glamour--and the word drama sneaks in--aren't all kids that age having both??! And I remember the eye-rolling--and DD thinking her parents were "so not with it"! Its amazing how when they are older--their parents are so much smarter then they were.
It's fun to have a variety of looks to take advantage of with our hair. :o) and when it's as easy as this, so much the better. I think I was about Bella's age when I became very interested in a new "do" every couple weeks or so. It was fun to experiment!
So pretty!
ReplyDeleteCurly locks, curly locks
ReplyDeletewilt thou be mine?
thou shalt not wash dishes
nor yet feed the swine
but sit on a cushion
and sew a fine seam
and dine upon strawberries
sugar and cream.
My kids love that nursery rhyme.
Bella is beautiful, as always.
Lovely! I have an African daughter (from Ethiopia) and would love to learn about dreads. Do you have any recommendations? Does she have a special hair stylist? How old was she when she first put them in?
ReplyDeleteVery pretty.
ReplyDeletelove the hair--I'm chuckling at the word glamour--and the word drama sneaks in--aren't all kids that age having both??! And I remember the eye-rolling--and DD thinking her parents were "so not with it"! Its amazing how when they are older--their parents are so much smarter then they were.
ReplyDeleteAmy, here's the link to more info:
ReplyDeletehttp://pleasantviewschoolhouse.blogspot.com/2007/02/bellas-dreadlocks.html
Lori, I have to give Bella credit for being past much of that. I do remember when she was ten though . . . .
Bella is a beautiful girl..Love it..
ReplyDeleteIt's fun to have a variety of looks to take advantage of with our hair. :o) and when it's as easy as this, so much the better. I think I was about Bella's age when I became very interested in a new "do" every couple weeks or so. It was fun to experiment!
ReplyDeleteBrenda
Hey - Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteLisateresa
beautiful!
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